The number of Tajik citizens visiting Azerbaijan increased by 50% YoY and reached 3,500 in 2019, Chairman of the State Tourism Agency Fuad Naghiyev said at an online meeting with the head of Tajikistan’s Tourism Development Committee Tozhiddin Zhurazoda. According to Naghiyev, the figures don’t fully reflect the potential of tourism cooperation between the two…
The National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) has conducted the annual revision of the list of systemically important banks, the central bank’s press service has reported. The number of systemically important banks decreased to 13 institutions. This year, Kredobank has not been included in the list. The updated list includes: A-Bank, Alfa-Bank, OTP Bank, Oschadbank, Bank…
The average nominal salary of Ukrainians in January was 15% higher than the one they received in January 2020 and amounted to UAH 12,337, the State Statistics Service reported. The average nominal salary of a full-time employee of enterprises, institutions and organizations in January was UAH 12,337, or 2.1 times higher than the minimum wage…
In a bid to develop tourism, President Shavkat Mirziyoyev has signed a decree to modify the taxing and subsiding system in the tourism sector of the country. The government has approved the document and it includes the following changes. Tickets for local flights will be sold with a 25% discount and if purchased through tour…
On March 1, the first day for submission of income declarations to the State Revenue Service (VID), more than 62,400 submitted their income declarations, as confirmed by VID director general Ieva Jaunzeme. “62 414 income declarations have been submitted so far. In 2020, the same amount was reached as of 10:00 a. m. on the…
The Ministry of Health and Social Development of Kyrgyzstan invited the Qatar Charity Foundation to consider the possibility of building a rehabilitation center for parents with children with disabilities, press service of the ministry reported. The First Deputy Minister of Health and Social Development Aliza Soltonbekova met with the Deputy Director of the Qatar Charity…
The Estonian economy shrank by 2.9% YoY in 2020, state agency Statistics Estonia reported, while gross domestic product (GDP) fell by 1.2% in the fourth quarter of 2020. The culprit was primarily the COVID-19 pandemic and its ensuing restrictions, though foreign trade actually fared well given the conditions. Manufacturing, trade, accommodation and food services were…